aguet

French

Etymology

From Old French agait from agaitier, from a- +‎ gaitier, the latter from Frankish wahtōn (“to survey; watch”). Equivalent to a- + guet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ɡɛ/

Noun

aguet m (plural aguets)

(archaic or literary) lookout; observation post
watching; spying

Derived terms

aux aguets

Further reading

“aguet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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